First Salt Water Conversion Plant Opens at Freeport Today
President Kennedy dedicated the nation’s first salt water desalination plant in Freeport. The $1.5 million facility uses 12 evaporators to distill seawater into fresh water, intended for municipal use and as a model for future desert-to-garden projects.
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Owens
Freeport
Charles Green
API
Kennels
Kennedy
Washington
St Udal
Udall
Lyndon Jahmson
Canon
Udal
C. F. MacGowan
Interio
Ah Rae Ag
Laredo Man Bids High on Falcon Ranch Land
Report from Dallas says a Laredo man placed the apparent high bid for land and buildings at the former Air Force Base site near Zapata. The General Services Act proceedings included bids around S124 for land and S116140 for the housing area, with weather data noting Del Rio temperatures and precipitation.
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Bese Et Ee
Dallas
APT
Nash’ ‘of
Laredo
Air Force Base
Zapata
Weather Information
U.S. Department of ‘Commerce Weather Bureau
del Rio
Texas
Albuquerque
Amarilla
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
el Paso
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami Beach
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Portland
Orez
Phoenix
San Angelo
San Antonio
St. Louis
Washington
Port Isabel Naval Base Shifts to Border Patrol
The Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station, located 27 miles north of Brownsville, will transfer to Border Patrol control on July 1. Washington stress reports say the base will train patrolmen more rigorously and save about 4 million dollars by centralizing command. Senators Yarhid and Chavez support the move amid a broader defense efficiency push.
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Port Isabel
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Washington
Brownsville
Department of Defense
Ralph Yarahid
Tex
Dennis Chaves
D-Nm
Annu
Svatius
Group Denied Service at Houston Public Facilities
Members of an anti segregation group tried to obtain service at Harris County facilities but were refused. The incident occurred at a café inside a train station where employees denied entry on Tuesday, reflecting ongoing tensions over desegregation.
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Houston
Harris County
Eichmann Defense Testimony Maps Nazi Command Chain
Adolf Eichmann explains the wartime hierarchy behind Jewish deportations, asserting his role as a tool of Gestapo and SS leaders while detailing offices like 11-8 and 111-D-3,4,5. He accuses higher figures such as Globke and Adenauer aides of shaping policy, while the court trims his lengthy testimony.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Fichmann
Gestapo
Teich Security Office
Make
Foreign “Ministry
Eichmann
Moshe
Landau
Robert Servatius
Mills
Pertin
Lithmann
Texas Weather Near Perfect As Summer Debuts In State
Texas a near perfect day as summer starts with clear skies and mild temperatures. Rivers crest and flood stages reach moderate levels driving cautious forecasts for Victoria Gonzales and Del Rio while Port Arthur reports heavy weekend rains easing. Officials expect no major flooding though some low areas may experience discomfort along the Colorado and Frio rivers.
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Rio Grande
Laredo
Falcon Reservoir
del Tia
Vieworia
Guadalupe River
Gonzales
San Antonio
Kennedy Receives Green Light To Leave Crutches
Washington AP reports President Kennedy has been cleared to use no crutches by Thursday as White House doctors say the worst of his back ailment is over. Dr Janet Travell and outside orthopedics specialists reviewed his condition in a over half hour session and approved the move.
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Washington
Dent Kennedy
White House
Janet
Ava
Thes
Kennedy Receives Dog From Nikita
President Kennedy received a dog named Pushinka from Soviet Premier Khrushchev, a white pup with brown spots. The event followed Kennedy giving Khrushchev a ship model of Old Ironsides, reflecting the Vienna summit era exchanges.
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Washington
Kennedy
Pushinka
Barusheh Pushinks
Strolka
Earth
Khrushchev
Vienna
Texaco Wins High Bid in New Mexico Lease Sale
The New Mexico State Land Office announced Texaco Inc of Midland Texas placed the highest oral bid of 22.50 per acre for 49 acres in Roosevelt County. The sale covered 43,823.27 acres in total across the state.
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Santa FE
Mexico State
Texaco, Inc
Midland
Tex
Roosevel County
Stephen Paskevich dies after long illness at Lackland AFB
Stephen Paskevich a Del Rio resident and World War II and Korean War veteran died after long illness at Lackland Air Force Base Hospital where he was under treatment. He is survived by his widow, his parents Mr and Mrs Michael Kowlick of Hazelton Pennsylvan ia three brothers and three sisters. Funeral and burial plans were to be announced at a later date. In unrelated note, Bedouin tribes have squatters rights to a 275000 acre reservation in the Negev.
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Chaster
Ava
Lackland Air Force Base Hospital
Laes- Huy
Pasykevicl
Jess
Michael Kowlick
Hazelton
Pennsylvania
Joseph Paskevich
Michael Ferrence
Thomas Paskevich
Reading
Helen Andreas
Anna Hernak
Mary Paskevich
Hacela
Negev
Abraham
Isaac
Television Schedule Mix of Early Evening and Daytime Programs
A dense, listlike schedule shows a mix of soap operas game shows and children’s programs with time slots from 11:30 AM to 6:30 PM and late afternoon. Programs include Truth or Consequences The Guiding Light News News and The Love of Life as well as Mr. Magoo Amos and Andy Captain Kangaroo and Our Miss Brooks. Also listed are The Price Is Right Say When Jeopardy and I Love Lucy with network style notes Subject to Change Without Notice.
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Storm
You
Bob
Guiding Light
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Miss Brooks
I Love Lucy
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